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note ni Vessel's Name, Age, Casualty. and Class. Rig SI •I I Number of ! Nature of eof Casualty. Number of — Lives lost. Place where Casualty occurred. Win Direction. Wind. ad. Force. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. 5 Ipaeseu- | gers. Cargo. 1913. Dec. 15 „ 20 ., 20 ., 21 Kaiiaki, 8.8., 5 years Maori, s.s., 6 years Ruahine, s.s., 5 years Triton, 35 years (Norwegian) Schooner Schooner Schooner Barque 181 l .-m 6,823 688 16 90 170 12 500 General General General Ballast BrokcMi shaft ; £36 damage Collision ; alight damage Collision ; slight damage Stranded ; total loss I 45 miles north-west of Stephens Island Queen's Wharf, Wellington Avarua Harbour. Rarotonga w. s.s.w. E.N.E. Gale .. Thrust -shaft of port engine broke in flange of collar Gale .. '. When the "Maori" was backing out the strong gale caused her to bump into the " Ruahine," several plates being dented in each vessel .Moderate When steering for Avarua Harbour the current caused the ship to drag towards the reef, and. refusing to answer the helm, she went ashore Calm .. The " Arita " collided with the " Doris T " and broke her spon^il W. G. Scott. (\V. Manning. 1". Forbes. G. M. Olson. „ 27 „ 27 Arita, o.e.v., 6 years Doris, o.e.v., 5 years Launch Launch 6 r> i 2 I Collision ; no damage Collision; £7 damage } Bay of Islands IL. Adams. H. Fuller. 3 1914. Jan. 4 Himitangi. -.-.. 15 years Maisie, s.s., 2 years Kanieri, s.s., 27 Schooner 149 IS General Stripped propeller Collision; trifling damage Broken shaft : £60 damage Damaged rudder ; trifling Damaged shoe and propeller ; £25 Collision ; DO damage Collision; £5 damage Slight accident to machinery Stranded ; £56 damage Fire; no damage to ship Explosion and fire; total loss T u ]. e k a Point, Chatham Islands Wellington Harbour •• Calm .. Whilst manoeuvring to anchor she struck bottom and stripped her propeller Gale .. Vessel dragged her anchors and bumped into s.s. " .Mararoa," anchored in stream Calm .. The propeller struck a submerged object and the shaft broke -Moderate Whilst turning to berth at wharf she struck a sandbank Light .. Touched on the bar when leaving Ohiwa .. W. J. Burns. ., 12 Schooner 2,763 33 Coal .. W.N.W. C. Rowsell. „ 12 Schooner 1 15 14 12 General Whangarei Harbour T. Meyers. „ 22 „ 23 years Kittawa, s.s., 16 years Daphne, s.s., 5 years Schooner Schooner 70S UK) 21 15 17 General Genera] Otago Harbour Ohiwa N. N.W. J. Baldwin. E. H. S. Goertz. „ 24 Karamu, s.s., 1 Schooner 453 2:: Coal .. } Onehunga Wharf Calm .. Whilst hauling " Karamu " alongside " Rarawa " the vessels bumped together (C. Roberts. j W. F. Norbury. R, Goldie. „ 24 „ 30 „ 31 year Rarawn, s.s., 10 years Huia. s.s., 43 years Kalni, o.e.v., 15 years Flora, s.s., 30 years Schooner Cutter .. Schooner 460 39 25 39 7 4 6 Nil General Ballast Off Nelson Harbour .. Whakatane Bar S.W. w.s.w. •Just after leaving Nelson the circulating-pump broke and the vessel returned for repairs Fresh When crossing the bar a squall struck her and breeze caused her to run on the rocks Fire broke out in cargo, consisting mainly of lime H. W. Parker. Feb. 1 Schooner 818 30 General Oamaru F. W. Barron. 3 Moa, s.s., 50 years Schooner 92 Chiefly motorspirit 1 Off Wanganui Heads N. Light .. The vessel had a cargo of motor-car spirit, kerosene, turpentine, and benzene, the fumes from which became ignited, and caused an explosion in the after-hold which killed one of the crew and set the vessel on fire, totally destroying her W. H. Sawyers. li